The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) plans to modify how it issues building assessment certificates (BACs). The proposed new ...

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A new policy paper proposes a lunar biocontainment facility for extraterrestrial samples. This secure lunar laboratory would ...

Please do not be alarmed—remain calm… Beyoncé‘s Parkwood Entertainment label has secured a legal victory in federal court. In ...

One of the last 80s He-Man figures produced, this Skeletor has gone from an almost-forgotten obscurity to coveted collectible.

A well-worn expression among oceanographers and others who explore the watery depths of planet Earth is that we humans “know the surface of Mars better than our ocean floors.” Covering more than 70 ...

A judge dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment company because the plaintiff company did not ...

Using the Keck Observatory, astronomers measured the spins of dozens of giant planets and brown dwarfs orbiting distant stars. They found that giant planets can spin faster than much more massive ...

Many have watched recently released UFO videos, but most still think the government knows more than it is saying.

JWST has revealed dramatic differences between the dawn and dusk regions of the scorching exoplanet WASP-121 b. Fierce winds appear to carry heat from the planet’s permanent dayside, making the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...